As I round a corner near the monastery in Bangkok, I witness an extraordinary sight. A saffron-robed monk is standing in front of a shiny car with a raised sword. I watch, mesmerized, as he swings the ...

Reader Lawrence Gonzaga sent in the following timely query: “With the recent celebration of the Chinese New Year, so many different charms, amulets and trinkets have proliferated in the market. And ...

Believing himself to be a victim of black magic, a man turned to social networking site Reddit in June pleading for help. Inside his pillow, he had found a talisman containing a picture of himself, a ...

Small and portable, omamori charms were originally pieces of wood inscribed with prayers, placed inside an embroidered pouch and sealed. While the power of the charms and the wishes of their owners ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Call them charms, call them talismans, call them amulets—no matter how you ...

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. Any amulets, Thikr (mention of Allah) ...

First published under title: Amulets and superstitions. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full=3100001~!258241 ...

A Cornwall-based company has been ordered to withdraw claims about the magical properties of its jewellery. Circle of Raphael, which operates from St Austell, claims it has talismans and amulets that ...